1992 Pontiac Bonneville

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #96V015000January 23, 1996585,182 vehicles affected

  power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles manufactured from august 1991 through july 1995. The transmission oil cooler line Can separate when the vehicle is operated in low temperatures in combination with high transmission loads.

  Vehicle fires Can occur due to the spillage of transmission fluid.

  Remedy

  Dealers will replace the transmission oil cooler lines.

• NHTSA recall #91V167000September 23, 199120,765 vehicles affected

  parking brake: conventional: mechanical

  When applied, the parking brake lever assembly may release one or more teeth, reducing the cable load to the rear brakes.

  Depending on the extent of the lever release and roadlevel. The parking brake may not hold the vehicle, allowing it to roll, whichcould result in an accident. Vehicle does not comply with FMVSS 105.

  Remedy

  Replace parking brake lever assembly.

• NHTSA recall #91V131000August 5, 19911,570 vehicles affected

  power train: automatic transmission

  Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from shift control cable bracket, causing loss of gear indicator reference, and shift selector operation.

  The disengaged cable could falsely indicate transmissiongear position, and the vehicle might be left in reverse or drive when the drivermoved the gear selector to park or the opposite direction. A vehicle left on anincline without parking brakes when the gear selector is placed in park couldmove. Either case results in unexpected vehicle movement without prior warningand could cause a vehicle accident.

  Remedy

  Install a transaxle shift control cable retaining clip on the shift control cable bracket on top of transaxle.

Other model years

• 1989 28
• 1990 39
• 1992
• 1993 138
• 1994 88
• 1995 244
• 1996 150
• 1997 147
• 1998 277
• 1999 143
• 2000 214
• 2001 129
• 2002 89
• 2003 54
• 2004 28
• 2005 27